Age: 24
Occupation: Writer, Student, Traveler
Hometown: Highland Mills, NY
Top 5 Places Visited:
- Italy
- Disney World
- London
- Bermuda
- Ireland
So you have a journal from when you were in 6 and still have a pen since you were 8. Do you still keep a journal?
Oh definitely! I write all the time and really it has almost become a problem (as she laughs at herself). Most of the time I journal each day just to remember what happened, some fun, some frustrating. Regardless, I have always continued to journal every day. I guess you can say it is a labor of love.
I found it very personable that you shared a fear of yours? What is it and how did it begin?
So I am very afraid of fish. They are just flat out scary to me. The worst experience I had with a fish was when I went snorkeling. We were out in the ocean and one fish came way too close for comfort. I still love the ocean though and will go into the water. However, if I see something move or can no longer see my feet and what is around me, I quickly leave the water. I also cannot eat seafood- at all. One year for Christmas my family had these bacon wrapped scallops. I tried one and I really liked it, until I learned it was a scallop and it became really gross. So now I tend to stay away from bacon wrapped h’ors ‘doeuvres.
So one of your favorite places you have visited is DisneyWorld, I think that is awesome and unlike the rest. What is the reasoning behind it?
I just loved it growing up and it felt like a safe place to be, and still be, a kid. It is like having your own little bubble of happiness. You get to stay away from the news and it really encapsulates innocence and naivety. Perhaps it connects with my journaling as a way of capturing memories. I am still a child at heart. Aren’t we all.
You have been a life-long writer, do you have any other either lifelong interests or new blossoming ones?
I really have been getting into slam poetry. There is a slam poetry organization in Nyack that I go to events for. Slam poetry is an incredibly powerful, moving, and creative way of expression. I really like how it hits on the heavy topics such as racism, and sexism, or really anything that people are passionate about. I have been attending these events for about five years, but I have always found that poetry and writing draw connections between people.
Have you ever tried your own slam poetry?
(Laughter) Yes. I have done some of my own poetry at open mics but I would say I am still at the terrible stage.